Although Claude Osteen was unable to continue his shutout pitching against the Pirates, the Dodgers posted a 5-4 victory with the aid of a three-run homer by Billy Grabarkewitz. Osteen had whitewashed the Pirates three times previously this season, but his string came to an end when Al Oliver rapped a two-run double in the fourth inning.

After giving up another run in the fifth, Osteen was removed in the face of a Pirate threat in the eighth and Jim Brewer finished. Grabarkewitz hit his homer in the second inning. Osteen batted in a run with a single in the fourth and the Dodgers added what proved to be the winning marker in the seventh when Willie Davis singled and stole second ahead of a single by Wes Parker. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    11, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  3  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 15  2
Pirates      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss,3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Alou cf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Mota lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Alley ss              5   0   3   1     0   0   .250
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Clemente rf           5   0   0   1     0   1   .354
Davis cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .325      Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .305
Parker 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .322      Robertson 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .308
Haller c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Oliver lf             3   0   1   2     1   0   .283
  Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Pagan 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .243
  Torborg c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Cash pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .316
Sizemore 2b           5   2   3   0     0   0   .313      Mazeroski 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Grabarkewitz 3b,ss    3   1   1   3     1   2   .311      Dal Canton p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Russell rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .625
Osteen p              4   0   2   1     0   0   .257        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
  Joshua lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Patek ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Jeter ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .232

Totals               40   5  15   5     1   4             Totals               38   4  10   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 16,708
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Pirates 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Mota, Grabarkewitz, Sanguillen
Doubles: Parker (36), Oliver (26), Alley (12)
Home Runs: Grabarkewitz (13)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (5), Davis (34)
Caught Stealing: Mota (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Parker (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(12-10)         7.1   7   3   2   1   2   0  31   3.38
Brewer SV(18)           1.2   3   1   1   0   2   0   8   2.92
Totals                  9    10   4   3   1   4   0  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(7-2)       5     8   4   4   0   2   1  23   3.79
Veale                   1.2   6   1   1   1   2   0  11   4.12
Pena                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.16
Giusti                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.86
Totals                  9    15   5   5   1   4   1  42

Wild Pitches: Brewer (4)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (third to first); Mota grounded
out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou made an out to shortstop; Alley grounded out
(second to first); Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker flied out to center; Haller singled to
right; Sizemore singled to center [Haller to second];
Grabarkewitz homered [Haller scored, Sizemore scored]; Russell
singled to left; Osteen grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Russell to second]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Robertson
flied out to left; Oliver walked; Pagan reached on an error by
Grabarkewitz [Oliver to third, Pagan to second]; Mazeroski made
an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Mota grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded
out (second to first); Parker doubled to left; Haller popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dal Canton flied out to center; Alou lined to
first; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Sizemore singled to center; Sizemore stole second
[Sizemore to third (error by Sanguillen)]; Grabarkewitz struck
out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Osteen singled
to center [Sizemore scored]; Wills singled to right [Osteen to
second]; Mota lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
singled to right; Robertson singled to left [Sanguillen to third
(error by Mota), Robertson to second]; Oliver doubled to left
[Sanguillen scored, Robertson scored (unearned)]; Pagan was
called out on strikes; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis made an out to shortstop; Parker flied out to
center; Haller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: CLINES BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Clines lined to
second; Alou singled to left; Alley doubled to center [Alou to
third]; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alou scored,
Alley stayed at second]; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 6TH: VEALE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Sizemore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grabarkewitz struck out; Russell
singled to center; Osteen singled to right [Russell to second];
Wills struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Pagan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Mota singled to right; Mota was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Davis singled to shortstop; Davis
stole second; Parker singled to right [Davis scored]; LEFEBVRE
BATTED FOR HALLER; Lefebvre popped to third in foul territory;
Sizemore singled to right [Parker to second]; Grabarkewitz
walked [Parker to third, Sizemore to second]; PENA REPLACED
VEALE (PITCHING); Russell forced Grabarkewitz (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: TORBORG REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PLAYING C ); Mazeroski
flied out to center; PATEK BATTED FOR PENA; Patek flied out to
right; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PATEK (PITCHING); Osteen grounded
out (second to first); Wills grounded out (pitcher to first);
Mota grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Alley singled to shortstop; Clemente flied out to
center; Sanguillen singled to left [Alley to second]; BREWER
REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); JOSHUA REPLACED OSTEEN (PLAYING LF);
WILLS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GRABARKEWITZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Brewer threw a wild pitch [Alley to
third, Sanguillen to second]; Robertson struck out; Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis singled to center; Parker out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Davis to second]; Torborg made an out to
first; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Pagan singled to center; CASH RAN FOR PAGAN;
Mazeroski singled to center [Cash to second]; JETER BATTED FOR
GIUSTI; Jeter struck out; Alou flied out to center; Alley
singled to center [Cash scored, Mazeroski to third]; Clemente
forced Alley (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Pirates 4.